From Overload To Creation

| October 4, 2010

Recently I wrote about Inspiration Overload and it made for a lot of conversation in the comments, which I LOVE. It’s so satisfying to see a post turn into a conversation here on Mocking Bird. For those of you that do comment, thank you so much. For those quieter ones that read, come out and [...]

Ways To Inspire Kids To Love Books

| April 5, 2010

Just when you thought you had little ole Mocking Bird pegged, I’m throwing you a curve ball and am going to write about something I never write about. Today I will not be writing about anything to do with photography or cameras or Polaroids! Try to take your jaw from the floor, kids. It occurred [...]

Today I Love

| March 30, 2010

Do you like my pile of polas and letters? Today I love… letters from home, camelia petals, Small Magazine, book packages from Amazon, kind emails from Mocking Bird readers, Marry Me Peonies from Emerson Made, Nikki the cat who has decided our computer/TV room is her new sleeping room, Girl of All Work stationery, a [...]

Let The Wild Rumpus Start!

| October 17, 2009

As did many others on opening day, I saw Where The Wild Things Are and did so with a lot of excitement and hype. I have forever loved the book and, as an infants teacher, it is a staple in my teaching. I love reading it and I love sharing that love with children. This [...]

A New Beginning

| May 12, 2009

SAME OLD NAME, SAME OLD ME, just new pages to write upon. It’s like buying a brand new Moleskine; a brand new Moleskine with milky pages whispering your name each time you run your fingers over them. Fresh new pages waiting for you to swirl over with a fine tipped felt pen. I haven’t written [...]